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No. 500,037. Patented June 20, 1893.

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- WORKMANS TIME RECORDER. No. 500,037. Patented June 20, 1893.

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GEORGE F. SAGE, or CLEVELAND, OHIO.

WORKMANS TIME-RECORDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 500,037, dated June 20,1893.

Application filed June 4. 1891. Serial No. 396,162. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE F. SAGE, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in WVorkmensTime-Recorders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to mechanism and method of using the same, forregistering the arrival and departure of employs in factories, stores,($50.

The invention comprises the constructions and combinations substantiallyas hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of a clockand stamp mechanism, partly in section embodying myinvention. Fig. 2 isa detached View of a part of the striking mechanism of a clock, which Iemploy as the means for operating the rotative stamp wheels. Fig. 3 is aview of the lower end of the clock actuated lever, which rotates theshaft having the stamp wheel thereon, showing a pawl for engagement withpin wheel on one end of said shaft. Fig. 4 is d a detached view of thepin wheel on the shaft located in the base supporting the clock, saidwheel being intermittently turned by the movements of the aforesaidlever. Fig. 5 is a transverse view of the pin wheel showing its positionrelative with the said lever. Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the stampingdevice, partly in section, showing its location over the dating wheel.Fig. 7 is an edge view of the dating wheel, enlarged, and as seen fromthe under side. Fig. 8 is a front elevation of a check or ticket holdingcabinet adapted for use in connection with my stamping device, andaccompanied with two of -the checks, showing both sides with the numberand time stamped thereon.

A represents a clock standing upon a base, A which also supports thestamp mechanism and the means of operating the same in connection withthe clock.

B is a lever fulcrumed in the clock case, its upper end reaching up tothe tripping mechanism of the clock which actuates said lever at shortintervals of time, as hereinafter described. To accomplish frequentmovements of said lever B, I provide, on the shaft of the minute hand orpointer, a wheel C, having twelve or any other desired number oftripping pins 0 c forsetting off the tripping mechanism. This wheel andits pins are substituted for the usual tripping pin on said minute handshaft, which causes the clock to strike once every hour or every halfhour. I also provide a wheel D having twenty-four, equidistantperipheral slots (1 cl, and a wheel E having five pins, 6 e, and whensaid wheel E rotates, a pin 6 will push the top end of the lever B tothe left, as shown by dotted line in Fig. l.

A retracting spring I) is provided connecting the lever B with some partof the clock frame or case for the purpose of throwing the lever backagain as soon as released by the pin a passing beyond the end of thelever, which it does when the wheel has made onefifth of the revolution.Such revolution is caused by the complete rotation of the driving WheelF. connected by a small gear 6 with the wheel E and this driving wheelis tripped to start its motion and checked to stop its motion by asystem of levers E actuated by the pins 0 in the wheel 0 every fewminutes, and one of the levers having a retaining lip cl engaging theslots (2 in the wheel D as will be understood from the drawings-theconstruction being similar to that generally employed in the strikingmechanism in clocks. This is the means I employ for frequently movingthe dating stamp wheels to keep the figures on their peripheries inposition in accord with the movements of the clock.

In the base A is provided a shaft F journaled in suitable hangers orbearings f, and on this shaft the dating stamp wheels G G2 aresupported. Upon the end of said shaft, under the clock is placed a wheelI l having radially projecting pins h h, by means of which the shaft Fis made to rotate, when acted upon by the leverB. On the lower end ofthe lever B is provided an adjustable plate 12 carrying an adjustablestop I), and on plate I) is attached a dog 6 on a pivot pin limited inits fall by a stop b on the lower corner of the plate b By the movementof moved to the right, the dog b will ride over a pin h and fall to thestop I) mentioned, which drops its point below the line of the pin withwhich it hadbeen just engaged. Now when the lever moves back again toits normal position, through the medium of the spring I), the dog passesunder the pin on the wheel II and its beveled upper face quickly turnssaid wheel and shaft, the stop 1) limiting the distance of the turningto which the pin can rise, and hence regulating the wheel.

G, G are dating wheels one of which (G) is permanently fixed onto theshaft F, the other G being loosely placed 011 the shaft by the side ofthe first. I is a bearing frame or yoke supporting the shaft F, at eachside of the said wheels and is secured to the base plate A To the wheelG is attached a gear wheel 9. At one side of said dating wheels G G isprovided a shaftg', having its bearings in the aforesaid frame I and hasa pinion z" meshing with the aforesaid gear g. On its other end isprovided a toothed wheel '6. On theside of wheel G is attached a singletooth i which is designed to engage and move the toothed wheel once ineach revolution of said wheel G. On the periphery of the wheel G areprovided raised type or figures at equal distances apart, to represent acertain number of minutes or fractions of an hour, as for instance 0, 5,10, 15 and so on to 55.00, and on the periphery of wheel G figuresrepresenting the hours of the day.

These wheels are designed to present the said figures at their top sidesthrough a slot or opening in the bed, beneath a stamping de-.

vice in accordance with the time of day indicated by the clock.

The stamping device consists of a lever J pivoted to a plate fixed ontothe base A over.

I the aforesaid dating wheels and between two side plates jj. It isprovided with a suitable stamping head orblock 7' The lever is held upbya spring .9. K is an inking ribbon supported on spools 76 set insupporting posts 7.0 at each side of said stamping block 5' and passingunder same and directly over the said dating Wheels. On the spool shaftsare fixed ratchet wheels Z and on the lever J is a double or two armedpawl 13 capable of being tilted so as to cause the pawl to engage withone of the said ratchet wheels Z, for the purpose of rotating the spooland thereby carrying the ribbon, whenever the stamp lever is depressed.The said pawl may be tilted, it will be noticed, from side to side forreversing the movements of the ribbon.

J is a spring-actuated stop set in between the side plates j j uponwhich a lugj strikes, if the lever J should be pushed down wheneverthere is no card or check inserted to be stamped. The insertion-of acheck pushes the stop J back and allows the lever to go clear down andmake an impression. A bell or gong is also placed in the base beneaththe stamping-lever whose hammer is moved by the stamping lever strikingon a rod q, connected with the hammer, reached only whenever thestamping lever moves down its full stroke.

Fig. 8 represents a cabinet having thirty one pigeon holes or drawersnumbered to correspond with the days of a month. These drawers aredesigned to contain a quantity of paper or card board checksor ticketshaving the day of the month and the month printed thereon correspondingwith the numbers on the drawers, and having a sufficient blank space onthe opposite side of said check or. tickets for the name or number of aworkman or employ and also sufficient space on both sides for the timeto be stamped thereon. These drawers are to be locked and-only the oneopened corresponding with the day of the month on which the device isused left open from which an employ may obtain a check.

The use and working of this device are as follows: The drawercorresponding with the day of the month, say the 5th is opened by theperson employed to keep the accounts of workmen or employs. Now as theworkmen arrive they take from the drawer a check and place it in thedevice and operate the stamp thus stamping 011 said check the time ofday, say 7 a. 111. They write their name or if they have a number writethat upon their check and place the same in their pocket to be retainedfor such use during the day, and when they make their final departureagain use the stamp to record the time of such departure, and thendeposit the check in the receptacle Y of suitable construct-ion formedin the base of the cabinet. \Vhen the check is inserted for stamping thebell is also sounded.

Having described my invention, I claim 1. In a workmans time recorder,the combination with a clock-mechanism having an intermittently movedtripping wheel provided with pins; of a lever actuated by said pins,

a shaft having numbering stamp wheels, a spring supported stamp leverabove said wheels, inking devices therefor, a pin-wheel on the shaftstanding in a plane at right angles to that of the movement of theclock-lever, a plate on the lever having a stop, and a dog pivoted tothe plate with its tip resting normally on the stop and having aninclined upper face adapted to'pass under one pin of said wheel when theclock-lever is moved, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a workmans time recorder, the combination with a clock mechanismhaving an intermittently moved tripping wheel provided with pins; of alever actuated by said pins, a shaft having numbering stamp wheels, aspring supported stamp lever above said wheels, inking devices therefor,a pin-wheel on the shaft, a plate adjustably secured to the clock-leverand having a fixed stop, a dog pivoted to the plate and its tip restingon said stop, and a second stop adj ustably secured to the plate abovethe dog, as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a workmans time recorder, the com IIO bination-with a clockmechanism; of a stamping device consisting of a lever J pivoted betweenside plates j j and provided with a stamp-head j a lug j on said lever,a springactuated stop J 2 above the platen and standing normally belowsaid lug, numbering stamp-wheels, and connections substantially asdescribed between said wheels and clock mechanism, as and for thepurpose set forth.

4. In a workmans time recorder the combination of a stamping deviceconsisting of a lever J pivoted between side plates jj and provided withstamp head f the inking ribbon K supported on spools K K, ratchet wheelsZZ mounted on the shafts of said spools, the double adjustable pawl 1),spring actuated stop J a lugj on the lever above the normal position ofsaid stop and the dating wheels substantially as and for the purposespecified.

5. In a workmans time recorder, the combination with a clock mechanism;of a stamping device consisting of a lever J provided with a stamp-headja lug j on said lever, a

spring-actuated stop-J above the platen and standing normally below saidlug, a bell having a clapper, a push rod connected with said clapper andmoved only when the lever J is depressed to its full extent,stamp-wheels, and connections substantially as described between saidwheels and clock mechanism, as and for the purpose set forth.

- 6. In a workmans time recorder, the combination with a clockmechanism, and a shaft turned periodically thereby; of fast andloosestamp-wheels on said shaft, the fast one carrying a single tooth and theloose one agear, a yoke, a shaft journaled therein and driven from saidgear, a toothed wheel on said shaft engaged by said pin at eachrevolution of the fast stamp-wheel; and a stamp-head and inking devices,as and for the purpose set forth.

GEORGE F. SAGE.

Vitnesses:

A. H. RoWLEY, DAN F. REYNOLDS, Jr.

